| 释义 |
| | | | NOUN | | | | | /ˈtɜːtl/ | | | | | 1 | BRITISH an animal with a shell and four short legs that lives mainly in the sea 海龟 | | | | 2 | AMERICAN an animal with a shell and four short legs that lives on the land , in the sea , or in rivers and lakes. In British English the animal that lives on the land is also called a tortoise . 龟 | | PHRASE | | - | turn turtle
| | if a ship or a boat turns turtle , it turns over and its bottom part faces upwards | | （船只）倾覆 | | | | | | |